Biblical Epics

March 28, 2014

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No wonder Biblical stories should have a place in cinema, when you consider the place it held for centuries in painting and sculpture. What a perfect combination -- paint a nude and get credit for religious instruction. Here we see Bathsheba receiving a letter from David, by Willem Drost (1630-1680). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); Paris, Musée Du Louvre. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images

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No wonder Biblical stories should have a place in cinema, when you consider the place it held for centuries in painting and sculpture. What a perfect combination -- paint a nude and get credit for religious instruction. Here we see Bathsheba receiving a letter from David, by Willem Drost (1630-1680). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); Paris, Musée Du Louvre. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)